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Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 14M

Synopsis

A tribute to the legendary costume designer Edith Head during her years providing costumes for the films of Paramount studio which includes Sunset Boulevard, Roman Holiday and many others during her distinguished career that lasted more than six decades and earned her eight Academy Awards wins in between more than 30 nominations.

Actors

David Chierichetti
David Chierichetti
Self - Edith Head Biographer
Tzetzi Ganev
Tzetzi Ganev
Self - Head of the Custom-Made Department Western Costume
Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney
Self - Actress
Edith Head
Edith Head
Self (archive footage)
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Self (screen tests) (archive footage)
Clara Bow
Clara Bow
(archive footage)
Montgomery Clift
Montgomery Clift
(archive footage)
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
(archive footage)
Cary Grant
Cary Grant
(archive footage)
Bob Hope
Bob Hope
(archive footage)
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
(archive footage)
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
(archive footage)
Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye
(archive footage)
William Holden
William Holden
(archive footage)
Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury
(archive footage)
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
(archive footage)
Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
(archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
(archive footage)

Crews

Kate Coe
Kate Coe
Producer

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